Florida Department of CorrectionsJulie L. Jones, Secretary

Executive Summary: Probation and Restitution Centers

Probation and Restitution Centers are community-based residential programs for selected offenders under Department supervision, and recently released inmates. The program consists of a four (4) to six (6) month Residential Program Phase (Phase I) followed by a three (3) to six (6) month extended Support and Follow-up Services Phase (Phase II) during which participants reside within the community. The PRC offers a sentencing alternative to the court while providing a resource for participants who experience difficulty meeting their court-imposed financial obligations to victims, the Courts, and the Department. Additionally, PRC's provide transitional assistance to newly released inmates during their re-entry into the community. The program provides a continuum of services that offer at a minimum employability, job placement and budgeting skills development and assistance; vocational and educational training through linkages to community-based employers and providers; substance abuse services; transitional housing; support services to facilitate successful participation in the community; and, other such services to promote personal responsibility, self-improvement and public safety.

Profiles of Probation and Restitution Centers On June 30, 2003

Facility

Status

Facility Capacity

Jacksonville PRC-Salvation Army

Active

25

Goodwill Industries- Suncoast, Inc.

Opened October 15, 2002

70

Non-Secure Programs, Inc.

Opened January 1, 2003

40

Westcare Florida, Inc.

Opened January 1, 2003

80

TOTAL

215

Average Per Diem

$34.53

Profiles of Secure Residential Programs Closed during FY 2002-03

Facility

Dates of Operation

Bradenton PRC

Closed September 2002

Note: It was anticipated that the PRC's would not be funded after FY 2000-01. Closure of some centers was initiated. The 2001-2002 state budget did fund the program and a decision was made to outsource the services. Therefore, non-contracted program closures continued. A new program was designed.

Workload

PRC facilities began with 1,077 new enrollments in the start-up year and have remained relatively constant from FY 1994-95 through FY 1999-00. Enrollments dropped to 645 in 2000-01 and to 228 in 2002-03, due to the anticipated closure of PRC's.

For FY 2002-03, 222 different offenders participated in a PRC.

As seen in the June 30th offender counts for each year, there are now only 68 offenders in the programs.

Outcomes

This table shows outcomes based on a three (3) year follow-up after the offender first entered a program of this type. If they participated in more than one (1) program, they are counted as successful if they completed at least one (1) program.

On average, PRC's had a 45.4% success rate (successful exits divided by successful and unsuccessful exits) for the most recent follow-up period.

Success rates have increased from 36.8% in FY 1994-95 to 48.3% in FY 1999-00.

The proportion of offenders whose final program outcome is an administrative exit has averaged 7.3%.

This table shows outcomes based on a two (2) year follow-up after the offender first entered a PRC. For FY 2000-01, the PRC program had a 48.1% success rate (successful exits divided by successful and unsuccessful exits).

Reviewing the outcome of the offender's experience in each program from which they exited, the success rate varies from 20.9% for the Goodwill/Phase I PRC to 66.7% for Bradenton PRC.

On average, these programs had a 27.3% success rate with offenders exiting their program during this fiscal year. Administrative exits averaged 19.0% for the year. As seen in the prior table, many of these administrative exits lead to subsequent enrollments in other programs.